Urban Community Driven Development in Malawi | Voices of the Poor from Lilongwe City. This item is unavailable.Urban Community Driven Development in Malawi | Voices of the Poor from Lilongwe City

The Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) introduced Community Driven Development (CDD) approaches in the implementation of community development projects in urban areas in Malawi in 2003. This was an effort aimed at alleviating urban poverty by allowing communities to demand development and participate in the project cycle. This book is based on a study which examined the nature of participation in CDD and its contributions to improving accessibility of services among the urban poor in Lilongwe City. The book presents the voices of the poor, insights, conclusions and practical recommendations that can have closer relevance in managing community development in urban poor communities in developing countries.

Regional Development Planning and Management specialist and Principal Planner in Physical Planning Department in Malawi. His interests are policy planning, participatory approaches, urban development and management, housing and spatial analysis. Author of Fighting HIV/AIDS with Nutrition: Lessons from Malawi (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012)